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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is Bobby's original major at college?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Underwater welding.
(d) Anthropology.

2. To whom does Bobby try writing letters during the winter while he is on leave from New Orleans?
(a) His mother.
(b) Kline.
(c) His sister.
(d) His father.

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does the girl go to the hospital?
(a) To have a broken nose mended.
(b) To receive electroshock therapy.
(c) To talk to a therapist.
(d) To have an exploratory operation.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what is the projectionist's name that the Kid brings to help him?
(a) Newton.
(b) Walter.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Schmidt.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, where does Brat get admitted to school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Pace.
(c) Georgia State University.
(d) Emory.

6. What is another of Bobby's nicknames for John?
(a) 'Bama.
(b) Mossy Creek.
(c) Tall Oak.
(d) Ancient One.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the agent say Bobby is under investigation for?
(a) Tax fraud.
(b) Selling unsafe dive equipment across state lines.
(c) Assisting John in breaking his parole.
(d) Bribery.

8. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, Where does Bobby see John Sheddan?
(a) At Seven Seas.
(b) At Tujague's.
(c) At the Absinthe House.
(d) At Galatoire's.

9. In Chapter 8, where does Bobby go to work after leaving New Orleans?
(a) In a restaurant in Texas.
(b) In a physics lab in Wyoming.
(c) In a dive shop in Tucson.
(d) In a bar in Ohio.

10. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Bobby doing in Paris?
(a) Tuning and testing out Bobby's race car.
(b) Attending university.
(c) Going on a tour of art museums.
(d) Learning how to dive.

11. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what makes the girl flush her meds down the toilet?
(a) A side effect called Tardive Dyskinesia.
(b) A side effect called Neuro Myalgia.
(c) A side effect called Vascular Colitis.
(d) A side effect called Hemispherical Synesthesia.

12. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, after his meeting with Kline, who does Bobby go searching for?
(a) A friend of Bobby's father.
(b) Oiler's family.
(c) The missing passenger.
(d) His friend Borman.

13. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, the next time the guys in suits show up, who do they show Bobby a picture of that he recognizes?
(a) Oiler.
(b) His sister.
(c) Long John.
(d) His father.

14. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what is the most notable thing that Bobby's father is professionally a part of during World War II?
(a) Locating Hitler's secret bunker.
(b) Breaking the code of the German spies.
(c) Making the atomic bomb.
(d) Designing fighter planes.

15. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the girl say that the Kid does to her soul?
(a) Enlivens it.
(b) Warps it.
(c) Erases it.
(d) Endarkens it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Kline's role in his family's carnival?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what is John's father's profession?

3. In Chapter 8, where does John say that he recently spent some time recovering?

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 8, what does the girl bring to her neighbor's apartment?

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does he switch his major to?

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